Playa Bowls built its foundation on açaí. But do you know our rad story? Here’s a timeline of how Pineappleland came to be, and how our açaí remains a staple ingredient that our Playa Babes and Bros can’t live without.
Spot the history of your location and celebrate with a healthy superfruit bowl!
May 23, 2014: We started with a single cart, serving acai and pitaya bowls and smoothies.
May 16: Our beachfront Manasquan, NJ location opens
July 3: The signature Belmar, NJ shop opens its doors, with a second cart location at 17th Ave
May: Bay Head, NJ, and Pier Village, NJ open
July: Ocean Grove, NJ
September: Rutgers, New Brunswick NJ
December: Montclair, NJ
February: Red Bank, NJ
May: Island Heights, NJ; Morristown, NJ; Asbury Cookman, NJ; Brick, NJ; Seaside Park, NJ
June: Millburn, NJ
August: Lacey, NJ; first New York location opens at the Mercedes Club
September: Macdougal Street, NY; Rutgers, Newark NJ; Marlboro, NJ; first Pennsylvania location opens in Bethlehem
October: Cranford, NJ
December: Easton, PA; Oakhurst, NJ; Toms River, NJ; Pleasantville, NY
January: Rowan, NJ
February: First Delaware location opens at the University of Delaware; Pompton Plains, NJ; Ridgewood, NJ; Florida welcomes first Playa Bowls in Boca Raton
March: Denville, NJ
April: Freehold Mall, NJ; Hoboken, NJ
May: Franklin Lakes, NJ; Beach Haven, Long Beach Island NJ; Villanova, PA; Stone Harbor, NJ; Ocean City, NJ; Seaside Heights, NJ
June: Lil Belmar, NJ; first Connecticut location opens in Fairfield; Bronxville, NY; Rutherford, NJ; Sea Girt, NJ; Lavallette, NJ
July: Asbury Boardwalk, NJ; Somerville, NJ
August: We expand to South Carolina in Charleston; Chester, NJ
September: Deerfield Beach, FL; East Brunswick, NJ; Summit, NJ
November: Doylestown, PA; West Chester, PA; surfs up in our first Puerto Rico location Rincon
December: Englewood, NJ; Cherry Hill, NJ; Edison, NJ
January: Penn State, PA; we opened our first Georgia location in Beltline; Maryland welcomed us in College Park
February: West Caldwell, NJ; Massachusetts first greeted us at Boston College
March: Fort Lauderdale, FL
April: Flemington, NJ; Wall Street NYC, NY; Chamblee, GA; Rehoboth Beach, DE
June: Middletown, DE; Montgomery, NJ
July: Our first location opens in North Carolina in Wilmington
August: Princeton, NJ; Virginia welcomes us in Fairfax
September: Center Valley, PA; Louisiana gets a taste of Pineappleland in Baton Rouge
November: West Hartford, CT
December: Northeastern, MA
In 2019, Playa Bowls also switched to our very own, exclusive blend of Playa Bowls acai
January: Newtown, PA
February: Grand Central, NYC, NY; Urban Space, NYC, NY
March: Manahawkin, NJ
May: Surf City, NJ; Wildwood, NJ; Sea Isle City, NJ; Kensington, VA; Nazareth, PA
June: Philadelphia, PA; Westwood, NJ; Holmdel, NJ
August: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ; Harvard Square, MA; Fairless Hills, PA
October: Union City, NJ; New Hampshire’s first Playa Bowls opens in Manchester
November: Darien, CT; Reston, VA; Sparta, NJ
January: Pineappleland expands to Colorado in Littleton; Easton, MD
March: Our first drive-through in Brick, NJ opens
April: Peachtree Corners, GA; Salisbury, MD
May: Rye, NY; Temple University, PA; Ocean City South, NJ; Tarrytown, NY; things got bigger with our first Texas spot in San Antonio; Sea Bright, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Ohio welcomed us in Columbus
June: Olney, MD; we heated things in Scottsdale, Arizona; South Brunswick, NJ; Rosemary Beach, FL
July: Warrington, PA; Florham Park, NJ; Watchung, NJ; Nanuet, NY; Elizabeth, NJ
August: Glastonbury, CT; Carlisle, PA; Davie, FL
September: Fort Myers, FL; South Broadway, Denver, CO
October: Quarry Lake, MD; Milton, MA; Marlton, NJ
November: Miller Place, NY; Darnestown, MD
December: Merrick, NY
January: Mt Pleasant, SC; Metairie, LA; Delray Beach, FL
February: Edgewater, CO; Staten Island, NY; Stone Hill, MA
March: FIT, NYC, NY; Upper West Side, NYC, NY; Halcyon, GA
April: Somers Point, NJ; Hampton Beach, NH
May: New Albany, OH
June: Ventnor, NJ; Michigan welcomes Pineappleland in East Lansing; FIDI, NYC, NY
July: Lawrence, NY; Annapolis, MD; Northville, MI; Coral Springs, FL; Williamsburg, NY
August: Montgomeryville, PA
September: Upper East Side, NYC, NY; Traverse City, MI
October: Winchester, MA; Bloomfield Hills, MI; Queen Creek, AZ; Aurora, CO
November: Wilmington, DE
As we head into the thankful season, we want to thank all of you in Pineappleland—our franchises, our staff, and of course our customers—for being part of our journey. We’re stoked for what’s ahead.
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